The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has released new information on a week-long brake inspection effort planned for late summer 2023. This year, Brake Safety Week will take place throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico August 20 — 26.During Brake Safety Week, inspectors will be paying special attention to brake lining/pad violations. “The focus of ...more
The collapse of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia is expected to have far reaching consequences on the trucking industry serving the region, experts say. Sunday’s collapse was sparked by a tanker truck losing control while turning left after an exit ramp, and led to the total destruction of a portion of I-95. The truck driver died ...more
A pilot car driver is dead after being struck and killed by a semi truck while walking to check on the rig he was guiding. The accident happened just before 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 13th on Interstate 40 in Johnston County, North Carolina. According to WRAL News, Roy Ward was driving a pilot car when ...more
Security cameras at a nearby business captured the moment that a tanker truck crashed on Sunday morning, resulting in the collapse of the I-95 overpass in Philadelphia. The crash occurred at 6:20 a.m. on Sunday as a tanker truck loaded with 8,500 gallons of gasoline crashed while using an I-95 ramp and caught fire, causing ...more
Two people are dead after a tandem axle came loose from a moving semi truck and smashed into a van in Ohio on Monday. The accident happened on June 12th in Miami County, Ohio on Interstate 75 near mile marker 66 at around 11 a.m. According to WDTN2 News, a tandem axle came detached from a ...more
A Minneapolis truck driver is hoping the image of a man stealing his semi truck will help lead to the arrest of the thief after the return of his truck. Joe Cotrone, a truck driver of 25 years, says he recently started driving local after being OTR for years. But so far, his switch to ...more
Canadian police are investigating after a truck driver used a bridge in a rural area and caused it to collapse into a river. The incident occurred at 7 a.m. on June 13 near Tatamagouche in Nova Scotia.Authorities say that a tractor trailer crossed bridge on Lake Road, causing it to collapse and fall into the ...more
A Nikola EV uses a ChargePoint charger to get back up to full power. (ChargePoint) Tesla Inc.’s charging technology won more backers as a handful of players in the electric vehicle power industry said they would offer compatible equipment, further solidifying the automaker’s system as the U.S. standard. ChargePoint Holdings Inc., Blink Charging Co. and ...more
The Brewers Association cited estimates suggesting USPS could gain $180 million annually through alcohol shipping. (Mypurgatoryyears/Getty Images) CLEVELAND — Wine- and brewing-industry folks are supporting legislation that would allow alcohol to be shipped via the U.S. Postal Service. If it eventually passes, the USPS Shipping Equity Act would allow mailed shipments of alcohol. The Postal ...more
The new electronic options won’t require additional fees, but current system limitations at DOR for processing electronic submissions are more cumbersome for staff than in-person transactions. (Khanchit Khirisutchalual/Getty Images) Rather than waiting in line, Missouri commercial driver license holders now can submit their self-certifications and updated medical examiner certificates electronically via email or fax to ...more
